The Geek and The Greek present another week of expert prognostication*, after a pretty good Week 10 (9-4 for Adams, 10-3 for Raptis). But then, most of the games went to form last week, which is anything but normal this … Continue reading →

The Geek and The Greek managed to tie with 9-4 records despite disagreeing on a bunch of picks in another wacky week of NFL upsets, random chaos and bettor despair. Who’s going to surprise us in Week 10?
THE GEEK’S … Continue reading →

The Geek and The Greek chugged along with identical 8-7 records in Week 8, keeping The Athenian One safely on top (73-47-1, six up on The Geek) heading into the season’s second half. Now they disagree on four games … Continue reading →

It was my birthday on the weekend. Now, I’m not telling you this because I’d love for you to send me presents, though I won’t be rude and say no if you choose to do so. I’m telling you this … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago, I took a half-day coaching course for a sport my then-five-year-old was playing. A nationally recognized coaching expert in that sport gathered about 50 of us together in a big high school gym to impart … Continue reading →

Happy Monday morning. As I write this, looking out the window of my office at the base of Granville Street, Vancouver looks a bit menacing. The sky is grey and darkening. If you didn’t know what time it was, you … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning, a friend called to talk about the Canucks.
He was quite forthright about their prospects. Quite sure of himself.
“They’re terrible,” he said. “They’re going to be just awful this year.”
“How can you tell?” I asked.
“I … Continue reading →

Life used to be so much easier when I didn’t work out, when I didn’t see a trainer, when I slept in a bit and ate three bowls of cereal for breakfast and dragged my ass into the office and … Continue reading →

I love the NFL, but in the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi,
“It is a retched hive of scum and villainy”.
I have been a devoted NFL fan since I was 9 years old, but I quickly found out that a … Continue reading →

Once again, I’m going to kick off a preview article with a quote. Unlike the regular season where I could always rely on Hank Williams Jr, for the postseason I’m reaching out to other sources for inspiration. So…
A wise … Continue reading →